XXXIII. That, as it is the duty of every man to worship
God in such manner as he thinks most acceptable to him;
all persons, professing the Christian religion, are equally
entitled to protection in their religious liberty; wherefore
no person ought by any law to be molested in his person
or estate on account of his religious persuasion or profession,
or for his religious practice; unless, under colour of
religion, any man shall disturb the good order, peace or
safety of the State, or shall infringe the laws of morality,
or injure others, in their natural, civil, or religious rights;
nor ought any person to be compelled to frequent or
maintain, or contribute, unless on contract, to maintain
any particular place of worship, or any particular ministry;
yet the Legislature may, in their discretion, lay a general
and equal tax, for the support of the Christian religion;
leaving to each individual the power of appointing the
payment over of the money, collected from him, to the
support of any particular place of worship or minister, or
for the benefit of the poor of his own denomination, or
the poor in general of any particular county: but the
churches, chapels, glebes, and all other property now belonging
to the church of England, ought to remain to the
church of England forever. And all acts of Assembly, lately
passed, for collecting monies for building or repairing
particular churches or chapels of ease, shall continue in
force, and be executed, unless the Legislature shall, by act,
supersede or repeal the same: but no county court shall
assess any quantity of tobacco, or sum of money, hereafter,
on the application of any vestry-men or church-wardens;
and every encumbent of the church of England, who hath
remained in his parish, and performed his duty, shall be
entitled to receive the provision and support established by
the act, entitled "An act for the support of the clergy of
the church of England, in this Province," till the November
court of this present year, to be held for the county in
which his parish shall lie, or partly lie, or for such time as
he hath remained in his parish, and performed his duty.

XXXIV. That every gift, sale, or devise of lands, to any
minister, public teacher, or preacher of the gospel, as
such, or to any religious sect, order or denomination, or
to or for the support, use or benefit of, or in trust for, any
minister, public teacher, or preacher of the gospel, as
such, or any religious sect order or denomination--and
every gift or sale of goods, or chattels, to go in succession,
or to take place after the death of the seller or donor, or
to or for such support, use or benefit--and also every devise
of goods or chattels to or for the support, use or benefit
of any minister, public teacher, or preacher of the gospel,
as such, or any religious sect, order, or denomination,
without the leave of the Legislature, shall be void; except
always any sale, gift, lease or devise of any quantity of
land, not exceeding two acres, for a church, meeting, or
other house of worship, and for a burying-ground, which
shall be improved, enjoyed or used only for such purpose--or
such sale, gift, lease, or devise, shall be void.

XXXV. That no other test or qualification ought to be
required, on admission to any office of trust or profit, than
such oath of support and fidelity to this State, and such
oath of office, as shall be directed by this Convention, or
the Legislature of this State, and a declaration of a belief
in the Christian religion.

XXXVI. That the manner of administering an oath to
any person, ought to be such, as those of the religious persuasion,
profession, or denomination, of which such person
is one, generally esteem the most effectual confirmation,
by the attestation of the Divine Being. And that the
people called Quakers, those called Dunkers, and those
called Menonists, holding it unlawful to take an oath on
any occasion, ought to be allowed to make their solemn
affirmation, in the manner that Quakers have been heretofore
allowed to affirm; and to be of the same avail as an
oath, in all such cases, as the affirmation of Quakers hath
been allowed and accepted within this State, instead of an
oath. And further, on such affirmation, warrants to search
for stolen goods, or for the apprehension or commitment
of offenders, ought to be granted, or security for the
peace awarded, and Quakers, Dunkers or Menonists ought
also, on their solemn affirmation as aforesaid, to be admitted
as witnesses, in all criminal cases not capital.

Thorpe, Francis Newton, ed. The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies Now or Heretofore Forming the United States of America. 7 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1909.